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Bangkok: Thai warships and helicopters were working to rescue 31 missing sailors after a navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) said on Monday.A total of 106 crew were on board the corvette...

Lusail: After a drought for 36 years, Argentina had their World Cup glory with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over defending champions France in an all-time remarkable final.Much was at stake for Lionel Messi who was probably playing his...

Tunis: Tunisia held the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March.At 8 am local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday, Tunisians began casting ballots at 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations across the...

Lusail: Lionel Messi is in a buoyant mood as he prepares to lead Argentina in their quest for World Cup glory against defending champions France, Albiceleste goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said on Saturday.Sunday's match in Lusail is almost certain to...

Beijing: China and Japan should treat each other as cooperation partners rather than create threats, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday."We urge Japan to strictly abide by the basic principles of the four Sino-Japanese diplomatic documents,...

Jakarta: The number of people killed by last month's earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has been confirmed at 602 after final tabulation, the Cianjur county government said on Friday.A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit West Java's Cianjur...

Washington: A spokesperson for the US administration confirmed that an American citizen detained by Russia during the Russia-Ukraine conflict was released as Moscow and Kyiv conducted a prisoner swap on Wednesday.John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic...

United Nations: Hitting back Pakistan strongly in the UN Security Council, India said that a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to sermonize in the power...

Lusial (Qatar):Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez powered Argentina to the World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Croatia here at Lusail stadium.Argentina will take on the winner of semifinal between Franceand Morocco in the final, scheduled on Sunday.Messi...

United Nations: A UN spokesman said that almost 1.2 million doses of oral vaccines to fight a cholera outbreak in Haiti have arrived in Port-au-Prince."The vaccination campaign is expected to start on Sunday," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman...